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Only later, during the days of Mordechai and Esther, did the Jews, after being saved from annihilation, willingly accept the Torah. Clearly, it is important to the Divine Lawgiver that His commandments be voluntarily accepted by Israel rather than involuntarily imposed.
Raphael Grunfeld’s new book, “Ner Eyal on Seder Nashim, Nezikin, Kodashim, Taharot and Zera’im,” will be published shortly.
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